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StrandsVisual ArtMusicDramaDance

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Visual Art (Strand)1.0 Notice, Respond, and

Engage (Substrand)2.0 Develop Skills in Visual

Art (Substrand)3.0 Create, Invent, and

Express Through Visual Art (Substrand)

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Music (Strand)1.0 Notice, Respond, and

Engage (Substrand)2.0 Develop Skills in Music

(Substrand)3.0 Create, Invent, and

Express Through Music (Substrand)

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Visual and Performing Visual and Performing ArtsArtsDrama (Strand)1.0 Notice, Respond, and

Engage (Substrand)2.0 Develop Skills to Create,

Invent, and Express Through Music (Substrand)

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Dance (Strand)1.0 Notice, Respond, and

Engage (Substrand)2.0 Develop Skills in Dance

(Substrand)3.0 Create, Invent, and

Express Through Dance (Substrand)

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Visual ArtAt around 48 months of age At around 60 months of age

Notice, Respond, and EngageNotice and communicate about objects or forms that appear in art.

Communicate about elements appearing in art (such as line, texture, or perspective), and describe how objects are positioned in the artwork.

Create marks with crayons, paints, and chalk and then identify them; mold and build with dough and clay and then identify them.

Begin to plan art and show increasing care and persistence in completing it.

Visual and Performing Visual and Performing ArtsArtsAs you look at the puzzles, what stands out to you?

Were some strands and substrands easier to put together than others? Which ones and why? Which strand and substrands were most challenging? Why?

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Visual and Performing Visual and Performing ArtsArtsWhat are some examples you have seen of any of these foundations?

Which substrand do you want to know more about? How could you discover more about that substrand?

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Visual and Performing Visual and Performing ArtsArtsPrinciples of Universal Design for Learning

1.Multiple means of representation

2.Multiple means of expression3.Multiple means of engagement

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Principles of Universal Design for Learning

1.Multiple means of representation◦Providing information in a variety of ways so the learning needs of all of the children are met (California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2, pg. xv).

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Principles of Universal Design for Learning

2.Multiple means of expression◦Allowing children to use alternative methods to demonstrate what they know or what they are feeling (California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2, pg. xv).

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Principles of Universal Design for Learning

3.Multiple means of engagement◦Providing choices for activities in the setting or program that facilitate learning by building on children’s interests (California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2, pg. xv).

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